Man arrested for drug trafficking in Wong Tai Sin industrial building raid

Police arrested a 24-year-old local man on suspicion of drug trafficking during a raid on an industrial building in Wong Tai Sin on Monday evening.

Officers from the Wong Tai Sin district special duty squad conducted an anti-drug operation around 6pm following intelligence and investigation. They raided a unit on Pat Tat Street and seized about 210 grams of suspected cannabis, with an estimated street value of about HK$33,000.

The arrested man is being detained for investigation.

Police reminded the public that under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug carries a maximum penalty of a HK$5 million fine and life imprisonment.